Mop-head



|. M. KAUFMAN.

MOP HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 101 I919.

Patented May 11,1920.

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MOP-HEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Applieation filed October 10, 1919. Serial No. 329,687.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAo M. KAUFMAN, a citizen of Russia, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Mop-Heads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in mops, and it consists in the constructions, combinations and arrangements herein described and claimed.

The foremost object of my invention is to provide a simply and cheaply constructed mop head in which the outstanding feature consists of the adaptability of the mop head to thick and thin mop cloths.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective View of the improved mop head, showing a cloth in place,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the mop head, showing the cloth bar adjusted to take a thick cloth,

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the mop head adjusted to take a thin cloth, and

Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of the improved mop.

In carrying out my invention I provide a frame 1, which, as is to be observed in Fig. 4, is substantially rectangular in shape. This frame.is riveted or otherwise secured at 2 to portions of a ferrule or other'type of socket, into which the handle 4: of the mop is fitted.

At one extremity of the frame 1 there is a retaining head 5 which has a hole 6 into which the free end of the cloth bar 7 is inserted. At the other extremity of the frame 1, there is a boss 8, against which the spacer head 9 of the cloth bar 7 is clamped in either of two positions.

A wing nut 10 and screw 11 comprise the clamping means for the cloth bar 7 The.

clamp screw 11 fits through suitable apertures in the boss 8 and head 9, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. There are times when it becomes desirable or necessary to use a thick mop cloth 12, or it may be found that a certain mop cloth is thicker on one end than at the other. Under such circumstances the cloth bar is positioned as shown in Fi 2, so as to provide a relatively wide space so as to make ample room for the cloth.

Under other circumstances, it may be that Patented Ma u, 1920.

a thin cloth is to be employed, or perhaps a tighter grip on the cloth is desired, and in such case, the cloth bar 7 is reversed from the position in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 3, wherein it is seen that the space S is considerably smaller. In reversing the cloth bar 7, it is unnecessary to take the bar out of the hole 6 at the left side, it being only necessary to unloosen the wing nut 10, remove the clamp screw 11, turn the spacer head 9 around and reinsert the clamp screw, whereupon the wing nut is again screwed down.

While the construction and arrangement of the improved mop head as herein described and claimed, is that of a generally preferred form, obviously modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim 1. A mop head comprising a frame, a cloth holding bar rotatably mounted in one end of the frame for reversal, and having atthe other end a spacer head on one side to provide difi'erently sized spaces for varying thicknesses of cloths when said bar is reversed, and means at the last named end for clamping the holding bar in its positions.

2. A mop head, comprising a frame with an apertured retaining head at one ex tremity, and a boss at the other extremity; a cloth holding bar mounted at one end in the aperture of the retaining head, and provided at the other end with a spacer head located off-center with respect to the bar,

thereby changing the size of the space between the bar and frame when reversed; and

clamping means, including a screw and wing nut, operatively associated with said boss and the spacer head, for holding the bar in its position.

ISAAC M. KAUFMAN. 

